Scientists have proposed an unconventional “material” for creating Martian homes for the first colonists.
The list includes blood, tears, sweat and other biological fluids of a person. They are going to create building material from them.
More details about this are provided in a scientific paper published in the journal Acta Astronautica .
Scientists noted that the first colonists will take very few resources with them to Mars.
In this regard, experts have created a blood-based material that can be used to create houses.
The source of inspiration was the history of Ancient Rome.
Ancient masters knew the “recipe” for durable concrete, for the creation of which they used blood and urine.
In addition, the soil on the Red Planet contains a chemical composition that is suitable for creating several types of concrete at once.
The use of biological fluids will eliminate the need to use water, which will have to be saved in the conditions of Mars.
Scientists have even calculated how much “material” one person can provide.
The protein from one astronaut's blood is enough to build a single-person structure.
But this will take 72 weeks, that is, more than a year.
